Thailand still plans to fully reopen on October 15, despite Covid-19 uptick

[JamesE]

On 7/3/2021 at 5:35 PM, MikeTexas said:

Texas and California have a combined population roughly to that of Thailand - now that vaccines are out and Delta has arrived the net impact is an increase in cases from a couple of weeks ago but still about half of what Thailand is seeing. 

1) Give or take 10 million.

2) This didn't age well...

[King Cotton]

6 hours ago, Tapley said:

If we are tested in the USA 3 days before boarding to Thailand,  are we retested upon landing and/or are we retested after quarantine? Thanks

Whilst no expert on such matters, I'm sure another, more helpful member will soon come along to help. And I see this is your debut post, too . . . thanks for that!

Hello, Tapley and welcome to Thaiger Talk

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King Cotton

[HiuMak]

On 7/2/2021 at 3:43 PM, Thaiger said:

Despite the recent and most severe wave of Covid-19 infections still peaking, Thailand is on track to reopen on October 15 to those travelling from overseas who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The “Phuket Sandbox” model, which launched yesterday, will serve as a pilot project for the nationwide reopening plan. The “Samui Plus” travel model next on the list, planned to start on July 15. PM Prayut Chan-o-cha addressed the nation 2 weeks ago, announcing the plan to fully reopen Thailand within 120 days, regardless of if most people are fully vaccinated or not. “We cannot wait for a […]

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Is this another move to give hope to the public when it does not make sense? Is thailand ready?

This can be a potential 5th wave in the making. 

[gummy]

1 minute ago, HiuMak said:

Is this another move to give hope to the public when it does not make sense? Is thailand ready?

This can be a potential 5th wave in the making. 

The public are no longer that gullible to believe anything this incompetent government say anymore

[SomTum]

7 hours ago, Tapley said:

If we are tested in the USA 3 days before boarding to Thailand,  are we retested upon landing and/or are we retested after quarantine? Thanks

There are some differences depending on whether you enter through the Phuket Sandbox or the ASQ regime, but both of them involve lots of testing. I suggest checking with your hotel (or if you haven't selected a hotel, contacting ones you're considering to see how helpful they appear to be) since they have a lot of coordination responsibility and probably are reasonably up-to-date on the regulations.